| Front | morphean /mor-FEE-uhn/ |
|---|---|
| Back | adjective 1. Sleep-inducing. 2. Of or related to sleep or drowsiness. [After Morpheus, the god of dreams in Greek mythology. He was the son of Hypnos, the god of sleep. The name of the drug morph ine is also derived after Morpheus. Earliest documented use: 1641.] "The audience at the Institute of Directors convention began to drift off under the Morphean influence of such tired words as 'stakeholder' and 'strategic'." Khalid Aziz; Speaking Out; Management Today (Teddington, UK); Sep 2003. |
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